Re: wireless router password security

Sebastian G. wrote:
Kyle T. Jones wrote:


http://www.howtodothings.com/computers-internet/how-to-protect-a-linksys-wrt54g-router-using-wap-and-wep



But please omit the step where disabling SSID broadcast. It doesn't change
anything about the security, doesn't make your network invisible at all, but
surely creates a lot of trouble with your client accidentially trying to
connect to someone else's network.


Good point.
.

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